Botanical Brutalism
№ 01 · Composition

The moment after rain on a São Paulo Saturday. Hot grey concrete drinking in the downpour, roots pushing through the cracks — Niemeyer's aggressive concrete meeting Burle Marx's untamed botanical work. Floor-to-ceiling glass, shadow play, giant Monstera leaves. The air heavy, green and mineral all at once. The city has been holding back all week, finally given permission to breathe.

Top
Petrichor / Wet Stone · Yerba Mate Absolute · Metallic Aldehydes
Heart
Priprioca · Galbanum Resinoid · Green Violet Leaf
Base
Breu Branco Resin · Copaiba Balsam · Haitian Vetiver

Character
Moderate and intimate. Green, mineral and close to the skin, like the air right after rain.
Anchor
São Paulo · Brasil

  • Breu Branco resin · Cooperativa COMARU, Iratapuru, Amapá · 2025 harvest
  • Copaiba balsam · Pemón harvesters, Venezuela · 2025 harvest
  • Haitian vetiver · Cap-Haïtien cooperative · 2024 harvest

The rest of the structure (the petrichor, the metallic top, the green accord) is the perfumer's construction, built in the studio rather than harvested.